Mexico Peace Index

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The Mexico Peace Index (MPI) is one in a series of National Peace Indices produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). The MPI provides a comprehensive measure of peacefulness in Mexico, the fifth edition of the MPI was released in 2017. [1] The report is released in both Spanish and English, and analyzes the economic benefits that would occur from increases in peace, and provides an estimate relating to the economic impact violence has had on Mexico. [2]

The Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), is a global think tank headquartered in Sydney, Australia with branches in New York City, Mexico City and The Hague. The IEP is chaired by technology entrepreneur Steve Killelea founder of Integrated Research.

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The Index uses the same definition of peace as the Global Peace Index, United States Peace Index and United Kingdom Peace Index, which it defines as the absence of violence or the absence of the fear of violence. [3]

Global Peace Index

Global Peace Index (GPI) measures the relative position of nations' and regions' peacefulness. The GPI ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their levels of peacefulness. In the past decade, the GPI has presented trends of increased global violence and less peacefulness.

United States Peace Index

The United States Peace Index (USPI) is a measurement of American States and cities by their peacefulness. Created by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the creators of the Global Peace Index, it is said to be the first in a series of National sub-divisions by their peacefulness. The USPI was created first due to plentiful data and a large amount of diversity between states for level of peace. The United States ranked 88/158 on the Global Peace index for 2012. The U.S. index was released on 6 April 2011, at 00:01 Eastern Time and the second edition released on 24 April 2012.

The United Kingdom Peace Index (UKPI) is a measurement of the United Kingdom's cities by their peacefulness. Created by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the creators of the Global Peace Index and the United States Peace Index, the United Kingdom ranked 29/158 on the Global Peace index for 2012. The UK index was released in April 2013 and provides a comprehensive measure of the levels of peacefulness within the United Kingdom from 2003 to 2012. Peace is defined as the absence of violence or the absence of the fear of violence. The UK Peace Index also provides an analysis of the socio-economic factors associated with peacefulness, as well as an estimate of the economic benefits that would flow from increases in peace.

Each year a large press conference is held and attended by many civil society reps, including INEGI, COMCE, Coparmex, FEMSA, Mexico Evalua, Mexico Contra la Delincuencia. Additionally the press conferences are attended by journalists from multiple media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, AFP, EFE, Xinhua, NY Times, Telemundo, Reforma, El Universal, El Economista, TV Azteca, Milenio TV, Expansion, Radio Formula, MVS Radio, W Radio, Notimex. Each year the launch of the report generates wide spread domestic media coverage, with 500 media pieces covering the 2017 launch.

Coparmex or Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana is the Mexican Employers' Association.

Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V., doing business as FEMSA, is a Mexican multinational beverage and retail company headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico. It operates the largest independent Coca-Cola bottling group in the world and the largest convenience store chain in Mexico. It is also the second largest shareholder of Heineken N.V..

<i>The Wall Street Journal</i> American business-focused daily broadsheet newspaper based in New York City

The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City. The Journal, along with its Asian and European editions, is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp. The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online. The Journal has been printed continuously since its inception on July 8, 1889, by Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser.

2017 report

The most peaceful states in the 2017 MPI report: [4]

StateRankScore
Yucatán 11.239
Nayarit 21.384
Tlaxcala 31.403
Hidalgo 41.445
Coahuila 51.515

Least peaceful states in the 2017 MPI report : [5]

StateRankScore
Baja California 283.010
Baja California Sur 293.195
Sinaloa 303.274
Colima 313.734
Guerrero 323.927

The 2017 MPI Expert Panel:

Indicators

The Mexico Peace Index uses five indicators to measure peace at the state level: detention without a sentence, homicides, violent crimes, weapons crimes, and organized crime. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Violencia le costó a México el 18% de su PIB en 2016, según estudio - Periódico Noroeste". Noroeste.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  2. ↑ 'Mexico Peace Index just launched' Alliance for Peacebuilding, retrieved 2013-04-12
  3. ↑ "Mexico Peace Index 2013" (PDF). Visionofhumanity.org. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Mexico Peace Index 2017" (PDF). Visionofhumanity.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Mexico Peace Index 2017" (PDF). Visionofhumanity.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  6. 1 2 "Mexico Peace Index 2017" (PDF). Institute for Economics & Peace. 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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